Shoutin’ from the Rooftop

I think I have found my biggest obstacle in my training for the mini. Finding the time to run. Friday, I had great plans to run late. We had company coming. I thought that after they left, I could hop on the treadmill for a quick run. Ha! I already knew that there was no [...]

Chris & I attended an awards dinner at Ball State’s Miller College of Business last Friday night. It was a very interesting experience. We had the privelage of attending last year also. This year we sat with some very important people. I sat next to the Dean of the College of Business. A former CEO [...]

OK. I am proud of myself. Not a major thing but after my state of mind the last week, I was proud of myself. I went to the Y for the second time in three days. Tuesday night I went to my yoga class. Then I went to the Y and spent 28 minutes on [...]

On my recent Super Target scavenger hunt, I stumbled upon Fiber One’s new Complete Pancake Mix. Fiber One has been expanding their line of products with the addition of the muffin mixes and new bars. Just think Bisquick Mix. Same idea but with more fiber. Besides of the additional fiber benefits, it is nice that [...]

I have tons of food reviews to post. I sent out one yesterday morning and again today. I have two more ready to just hit send. I am going to post one a day for the next week or so. I don’t want anyone to get overwhelmed with so many posts. I don’t think I [...]

I don’t think I am all alone in this experience. Here is the scenerio. I work hard to watch what I eat. I want to take care of my body. Something happens: Bad day at work, fight with a loved one, someone cut me off in traffic, frustration with my girls, etc. The list is [...]

The last few days I have been fighting some dragons in my head. No you don’t to call anyone to have a psych evaluation done. I have just battled this dragon that tells me that I deserve to eat at certain times or for certain reasons. This has been something that I really am fighting. [...]

Persistence not perfection would perfectly describe my week. I have mentioned my need to be perfect in my eating but many times falling short. I know that that is unrealistic to be perfect and many times I set myself up for failure. My current mantra is persistence not perfection. Wednesday was going fine until I [...]